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Summary

April Summers, a 15 year old teenager, is a resident of Earth and knows a lot about Pokemon. One day during the summer, a mysterious portal opens up beneath her as April and her dad are about to move from their old house, dragging her along with the games in her backpack and dropping her into the Pokemon world. More specifically, the one from the anime.

The Aether Foundation offers to help her find a way home, but eventually, she’ll go out and explore. But, she has to do her best not to alter key events in an attempt to keep the anime’s timeline the same, if not similar.

This is both a dream and a nightmare.


(This takes place before “That New Old Gang of Mine!” but will eventually follow the anime)

(if anyone is out of character, I sincerely apologize)

Title: Chapter 1

Rays of the early morning sun cut through the small gaps of the curtain that covered the window, shining in April’s face. She grumbled, turning her head away, trying to go back to sleep. She would’ve almost succeeded, had the alarm on her phone not gone off, playing Powerglove’s cover of Gotta Catch ‘em All.

She sat up, stifling a yawn. She then grabbed her phone from the table next to her bed, silencing the alarm. The time was currently 6:30 AM. The battery was at one hundred percent, so she would have to be careful not to lose too much of its charge. Today, she was heading to her new home, which was on the other side of the country in the state of North Carolina. She sighed. She was going to miss this place.

Had it not been moving day, there would’ve been Pokemon merchandise strewn about the room.

Getting out of bed, she turned to her backpack that sat in the corner of the room. All of her Pokemon games were in it, along with the corresponding handheld consoles (minus the Gamecube, of course. Still had to find an affordable game for that one.)

April had packed it the day before, making sure she didn’t miss anything important. It would be a long flight, and they would be with them for a week or so, so she wanted to make sure she had something to do. She unplugged her phone charger from the outlet, then wrapped it and placed it into the backpack.

She grabbed her pair of clothes that were sitting on top of the dresser, and went to the bathroom to get dressed.

…

“Glad you’re awake, April! Make sure you eat something,” her dad said as she walked into the kitchen. She gave him a small smile as she walked over to the counter, which was nearly empty, minus a few breakfast bars. She grabbed two of them, one for now, and one for the road. April opened it and began to eat it, chasing away her hunger. While it was tasteless, it at least got the job done. When she walked out of the kitchen, she looked around at the room. The furniture had been moved, leaving the room empty.

April sighed. She was going to miss home.

Well, it wasn’t home anymore, was it?

She finished the breakfast bar and walked out of the room, not wanting to stay any longer than needed. She pulled out her phone to check the time.

6:45 AM. Her and her father had fifteen minutes until they had to leave. She unlocked her phone, then opened up Pokemon GO.

Might as well check everything one last time.

The loading screen took a couple seconds, and she was shown the basic green map, with the roads colored grey. She zoomed out, spotting a Spearow and a Hoppip near her avatar, which was wearing the full Team Skull attire. She quickly caught both of them, transferring the two after checking their stats. She decided that she would hit a PokeStop later, since they would be driving and stopping for several days. When she was done, she exited out of the app and pressed the power button. April then placed her phone in the small pocket on her backpack, and put the backpack on.

“Well, I’m ready when you are,” she said, lacking excitement. Her father sighed, approaching her. “April,” he started, placing a hand on her shoulder, “I know you don’t want to leave. I didn’t want to, either. Life will be better in North Carolina. Safer, even.”

Safer.

The word tugged at her, but she shrugged it off, opting to fill her head with the pros instead of the cons of moving.

“Well, at least we’d still visit a beach.”

“Attagirl.”

And with that, they made their way out of the house. As she walked out the door, she stopped and looked at the clear sky, thinking to herself.

I wonder if life would be nicer in Pokemon.

She always had a childish dream that she could travel to the Pokemon world. Of course, that wasn’t possible, considering the current technology. It wasn’t even real to begin with. Just a game that ended up becoming a hit, and gaining songs, shows, cards, and even spinoffs. Even if Pokemon existed, it didn’t exist in the way she wished.

She returned her attention to what was in front of her, stepping off the porch and towards the driveway. Even the outside of the house looked devoid of color, the decorations having been removed and already packed into the truck, which waited on the street for them, the driver watching them. Her dad’s yellow van sat in the driveway, the front end facing the street. He was waiting for her next to it. She paused, hesitating.

“Sweetie, we have to leave,” he said, having noticed. April sighed. He was right. They had already bought their new house already and sold this one, so really, there was no point in hesitating. She steeled herself, taking a step forward…

… and started to fall when her foot did not meet the ground.

“Dad!” she cried, alarmed. The last thing she saw on his face was shock, and he had started to move forwards before he was out of her sight, replaced by clouds and sky.

“Apr-” was the last thing she heard from him before his voice was cut off, being replaced by the sound of rushing wind.

Her body tumbled aimlessly with no sense of direction other than down at an alarming rate, and April could feel her heartbeat skyrocketing as fear spread quickly through her body as she saw she was heading towards something white and man-made. Another seemingly man-made island was near it. However, it wasn’t close enough to make out any other details.

I’m falling I’m falling I’mfallingI’mfallingI’m-

Her voice inside her head rapidly spoke as panic took over, and she let out a terrified scream.

She looked around wildly, hoping she would find something to grab onto to maybe slow her fall. To her dismay, there was nothing but ocean as far as the eye could see. There were maybe one or two islands in the distance, but they were too far away, and she couldn’t properly count due to her body spinning in various directions.

The voice continued panicking.

I’mgoingtodieI’mgoingtodie-

The area below her got bigger and bigger as she got closer and closer to her supposed fate. If she weren’t panicking, she probably would’ve found the place a bit familiar. But, alas, she wouldn’t find out until later.

In her panic, she noticed that several small dots were rushing around below her, scurrying about. They all seemed to flock below her, as if they had noticed her.

There was a small body of water on the man-made thing, but, judging from her trajectory, she wouldn’t hit it. With the new information processed, she let out another terrified scream, her fear rising again.

Higher and higher it rose, and closer and closer she got.

Tears had been forming in her eyes. Whether it was from fear or the wind hitting her eyes, she did not know.

She could’ve sworn she heard someone call out the word ‘psychic’ mere seconds before everything went black. April wouldn’t know if she was alive or not until later.

…

It would’ve been a relaxing day at Aether Paradise, watching over the Pokemon that were in the conservation area. That was what they had expected, until they detected an energy surge far above Aether Paradise, with whatever it had brought with it plummeting quickly. Wicke and Faba quickly rushed outside to see what it was, and if it was a threat to Alola.

As they reached the area where the object or being was predicted to hit, they looked up. “That’s a person!” Wicke exclaimed, almost horrified that someone was falling. They were probably panicking, judging by the way they flailed. A distant scream was heard, confirming that the person was indeed scared.

Faba, who was initially frozen in shock, managed to reach for one of his Poke Balls, and threw it out.

“Alakazam! Use Psychic!” he nearly yelled the order, and the ball opened quickly, a red energy jumping out. His Pokemon appeared not a second later. “Alakazam!” it acknowledged, and its eyes glowed a purple color as a faint purple aura outlined it, and it swiftly caught the person before they could come in contact with the pavement. Alakazam then lowered the person gently on the ground.

There was no movement from her, which caused Wicke to rush over and check her vitals. Sure enough, there was a pulse.

“Poor thing. She probably fainted.”

Without thinking, she picked her up and turned to Faba. “We need to get her to a room. We don’t know where she came from, but there’s a chance she’ll be able to tell us when she wakes up.”

And with that, they brought her inside. After several minutes of walking, they brought her to a room. They laid her on the bed and placed her backpack nearby. They wouldn’t go through her things in case there was something sensitive inside.

Wicke and Faba left the room, the door closing behind them. Whoever the girl was, they would know later today or tomorrow.